Bell 206B accident near Los Angeles, CA
On October 14, 1999, a Bell 206B (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, CA. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 14, 1999
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.910°N, 118.399°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19988
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 14, 1999, at 1631 hours Pacific daylight time, a Bell 206B, N16889, collided with the airport ramp during an attempted landing at the Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California. The helicopter, operated by TSR Helicopters Inc., Van Nuys, California, sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot and two passengers were seriously injured. The personal flight, conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, originated at the Van Nuys Airport about 1600, and was en route to the Los Angeles Airport to drop off one of the passengers. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector from the Los Angeles Flight Standards District Office interviewed the pilot and passengers in the hospital. The pilot stated that he reported his position to the Los Angeles Air Traffic Control Tower when he was about 1 mile north of the runway 24 complex. He was given instructions to cross the extended centerline of the parallel runways at 1,500 feet. After crossing the runways, and once abeam the elevated helipad, the pilot made a slight left turn away from the pad to allow for more spacing in the descent. He stated that he had performed that particular approach several times and was familiar with the flight profile and procedure. The pilot reported that to maximize the descent rate, he lowered the collective to flat pitch, and momentarily entered a transient overspeed condition of the N2 turbine; the N2 needle climbed to 103 percent for about 4 seconds. He explained that a tr
Probable cause
**This report was modified on 2/23/2016. Please refer to the public docket for this accident for additional information.** The pilot-in-command's excessive rate of descent and improper use of the collective control, which resulted in a low rotor rpm condition.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
